The Kingdom Hearts series has been running for over 20 years, and this time it's finally not another spin-off game — it's a whole new medium. Disney officially announced at the D23 event that Kingdom Hearts will get an animated series, headed to Disney+ and Disney Channel down the line, with the working title simply "Kingdom Hearts" for now.
More noteworthy than the word "animated" itself is how Disney is framing the project's positioning — instead of re-enacting the game storylines players already know by heart, it'll tell a brand-new original story built on top of the existing lore. Series creator Tetsuya Nomura and the Square Enix development team will both be involved in production, and Disney Kids & Family President Ayo Davis described the tone of the finished product as "unmistakably Kingdom Hearts" — meaning the format is changing, but the core essence won't. For a series with millions of accumulated players and a deeply tangled web of character relationships, that promise carries more weight than any adjective could.
At the same event, Square Enix also unveiled a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV, confirming the game will launch in late 2027, coming simultaneously to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The story picks up after Sora's adventures in the mysterious city of Quadratum, sending him back into new worlds to meet new characters.
